Audio interview with Rev. Lesley Carroll, a Presbyterian minister in North Belfast, and Chris Donnelly, republican blogger, by Stephen Nolan for the Nolan Show on 8 August 2013. The beginning of August had seen increased community tensions in Northern Ireland. On 6 August the Lord Mayor of Belfast Máirtín Ó Muilleoir was attacked by unionist demonstrators at a public event while five days later a contentious Sinn Fein took place in Castlederg, Co. Tyrone. It had been organised in commemoration of two members of the IRA who were killed in Castlederg in 1973 when the bombs they were transporting exploded. In advance of the latter parade Carroll and Donnelly discuss the issue of political leadership in Northern Ireland. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Rev. Lesley Carroll
Name of Second Interviewee: Chris Donnelly
Role at time of Interview: Rev. Lesley Carroll (Presbyterian minister in North Belfast), Chris Donnelly (republican blogger)
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 1973-2013
Key Individuals: Rev. Lesley Carroll, Chris Donnelly, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Simon Hamilton, Richard Hass
Key Words: DUP, Sinn Fein, IRA, community relations, commemoration, Parades Commission, flag